Title :
Development of the Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment payload
Author :
Boon Lim ; Shearn, M. ; Dawson, Daniel ; Parashare, Chaitali ; Romero-Wolf, Andrew ; Russell, D. ; Steinkraus, Joel
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is developing the Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment (RACE), which consists of a water vapor radiometer integrated on a 3 U CubeSat platform. RACE will measure 2 channels off the 183 GHz water vapor line, and will be used to validate new low noise amplifier technology and internal calibration methodology. RACE will advance the technology readiness level (TRL) of the 183 GHz receiver subsystem from TRL 4 to TRL 6 and a CubeSat 183 GHz radiometer system from TRL 4 to TRL 7.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric measuring apparatus; radiometers; remote sensing; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; RACE PAYLOAD; Radiometer Atmospheric Cubesat Experiment payload; U CubeSat platform; frequency 183 GHz; internal calibration methodology; low noise amplifier technology; receiver subsystem; water vapor line; water vapor radiometer; Calibration; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Microwave radiometry; Payloads; Receivers; Atmospheric measurements; CubeSat; Low earth orbit satellites; MMICs; Microwave radiometry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1114-1
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721292
